boobook
/ˈbuːbʊk/(亦作 boobook owl)
noun
1- a small Australasian owl with spotted brown plumage and a dark patch round each eye. It has a characteristic double hoot, reminiscent of the call of the European cuckoo.
1.1
- Genus Ninox, family Strigidae: two species, especially the common N. novaeseelandiae.鹰鸮属, 鸱鸮科：2种, 尤指常见的斑布克鹰鸮。
词源
early 19th cent.: imitative of its call.